CleanTech Talk

Welcome to CleanTech Talk, our weekly cleantech podcast!

In this podcast series, CleanTechnica Director Zachary Shahan discusses cleantech news and original analyses with investment experts, top researchers, leading climate activists, and top cleantech business leaders.

The podcast series is being published on numerous podcast networks, including:

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The podcasts are also covered on CleanTechnica like other stories and our full archives of CleanTech Talk stories can be viewed here. Those archives include podcasts from previous versions of this series, which allow you travel back in cleantech time all the way to 2015!

Our approach to the CleanTech Talk podcast has changed over the years, and with this relaunch we are focusing on discussions with leading masterminds in the research, activism, investment, and business world — of course, generally with a focus on cleantech.

If you are interested in being on the podcast or sponsoring the podcast, see details below, and connect with us via our contact page.

Fresh & Upcoming CleanTech Talk Podcasts*

Here are some of our most recent and upcoming guests and podcast topics:

- January 17: Micromobility sharing services and social license.
  - Nat Schub and Mike Casey, TigerComm
- January 31: Green hydrogen — Where is it useful, and where is it not?
  - Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford University & The Solutions Project
- February 4: The battery supply chain and pricing — nickel, lithium & cobalt trends.
  - Caspar Rawles, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- February 12: Wireless EV charging, then & now.
  - Mike Masquelier, CEO of WAVE; Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics
- February 19: Electrification & automonomus vehicles at ridehailing firms.
  - Sam Arons, Director of Sustainability at Lyft
- February 21: KoBold: Using Machine Learning To Find EV Battery Minerals
  - Josh Goldman, cofounder and CFO/CTO at KoBold Metals
- February 27: Semi-autonomous driver-assist trends and the robotaxi dream.
  - Danny Shapiro, Senior Director of Automotive at NVIDIA
- March 5: Forecasting EV sales and EV battery & metal prices.
  - Logan Goldie-Scot, BloombergNEF
- April 4: Battery mineral mining policies and regional trends.
  - Howard Klein, RK Equity
- April 5: Autonomous driving tech, regulations, & auto design.
  - Robert Grant, Cruise
- April 11: European EV charging challenges & sales explosion.
  - Jose Pontes and Viktor Irle, EV Volumes
- April 20: Lithium demand & supply forecasts for the US & China, Tesla & Volkswagen.
  - Rodney Hooper, RK Equity
- April 25: EV Sales Forecasts For Europe, Tesla, & More — CleanTech Talk
  - Rodney Hooper, RK Equity
- April 29: Solar permitting in California & beyond.
  - Amber W. D’Ottavio, Accela
- May 2: Opening up new EV markets in the USA.
  - James Chen, Rivian
- May 9: Electric vehicle direct sales vs. auto dealer protectionism.
  - James Chen, Rivian
- May 12: The USA’s changing EV market.
  - Matt Pressman, EV Annex; David Havasi, Tesla (former)
- May 16: Advancing the US EV charging market.
  - Bill Loewenthal, Senior VP of Product at ChargePoint
- May 19: Ford F-150 Lightning & electric trucks in the USA!
  - Matt Pressman, EV Annex; David Havasi, Tesla (former)
- May 19: Ford F-150 Lightning & Ford’s Team Edison.
  - Darren Palmer, Ford
- May 27: Carbon Lighthouse: Cutting energy use at portfolio scale.
  - Brenden Millstein, President of Carbon Lighthouse
- June 1: Carbon Lighthouse: Cutting energy use at portfolio scale, part 2.
  - Brenden Millstein, President of Carbon Lighthouse
- June 2: EV charging progress, holes, & opportunities.
  - Bill Loewenthal, Senior VP of Product at ChargePoint
- June 7: Drive Electric USA
  - Sam Spofforth, Clean Fuels Ohio & Drive Electric USA
- June 9: Drive Electric USA
  - Sam Spofforth, Clean Fuels Ohio & Drive Electric USA
- June 16: 2021 CleanTechnica Car Of The Year, Tesla Model S Plaid
  - Matt Pressman, EV Annex
- June 23: Camptoo — “Airbnb on Wheels” — is Expanding
  - Jacek Fior, Camptoo
- June 30: Infotainment in EVs — today and tomorrow
  - Chanan Bos, CleanTechnica
- July 2: Autonomous driving & AI
  - Chanan Bos, CleanTechnica
- July 9: Autonomous driving & AI
  - Chanan Bos, CleanTechnica
- July 18: 500,000 EV Chargers Under Joe Biden: How, When, and Where
  - Travis Allan, FLO
- July 27: European EV sales & policy trends in several specific countries
  - Jose Pontes, EAFO & EV Volumes
- Aug 1: Bringing EV charging solutions to multifamily.
  - Joe Wachunas, Forth and Electrify Now
- Aug 8: EV sales forecasts.
  - Brett Winton, ARK Invest
- Aug 15: The state of autonomous vehicles.
  - Tasha Keeney, ARK Invest
- Aug 22: Forecasting EV battery demand & supply.
  - Andy Miller, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- Aug 29: EV policy priorities in the second half of 2021 and beyond.
  - Max Baumhefner, NRDC

*All upcoming podcast scheduled dates, guests, and topics are subject to change.

CleanTech Talk Podcast Partnerships (Available NOW!)

The CleanTechnica podcast CleanTech Talk features some of the coolest thinkers and leaders in the cleantech world. Previous guests have included:

Peter Carlsson, CEO of Northvolt
Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford Professor
Nancy Pfund, DBL Partners
Sam Arons, Director of Sustainability at Lyft
Danny Shapiro, Senior Director of Automotive at NVIDIA
Tasha Keeney, ARK Invest
Logan Goldie-Scot, BloombergNEF
Ross Gerber, Gerber Kawasaki
Galileo Russell, Founder & CEO of HyperChange TV
Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics
Ashiss Dash, Senior Vice President and Industry Head for Services, Utilities, Resources and Energy at Infosys
Roger Pressman, Cofounder & Chief Engineer at EV Annex
Roger Atkins, Founder & CEO of Electric Vehicles Outlook
Tomek Gać, Cofounder of Tesla Shuttle & Quriers
Mike Barnard, Chief Strategist at TFIE Strategy Inc.
Scott Cooney, Founder & CEO of Pono Home
and many others.

Podcast sponsorships are available, with pricing starting at from $1,000. Inquire with our Sales Manager for more information.

CleanTech Talk Podcast Partnership Options:

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